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Band-faced Masked Bee
Hylaeus vittatifrons
Hylaeus vittatifrons, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) vittatifrons, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1913.
From the article Hylaeus vittatifrons on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 4.5 mm, male body length just over 3 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with cream to yellow markings.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in southern Australia. The type locality is Purnong, South Australia. It has also been recorded from Perth.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Calothamnus species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 893492.